User Manual

Using Audio Filters
DaVinci Resolve includes FairlightFX, a set of DaVinci Resolve-specific audio plug-ins that run
natively on macOS, Windows, and Linux, providing high-quality audio effects with professional
features to all DaVinci Resolve users on all platforms. Additionally, DaVinci Resolve supports the
use of third-party VST audio plug-ins on Mac OS X and Windows. On Mac OS X,
DaVinci Resolve supports Audio Unit (AU) audio plug-ins. Once you install these effects on your
workstation, they appear in the Audio FX panel of the Effects Library.
Audio filters in the Effects Library
Audio plug-ins let you apply effects to individual audio clips or entire tracks worth of audio, to
add creative qualities such as echo or reverb, or to take care of mastering issues using noise
reduction, compression, or EQ.
Methods of applying audio filters to clips in the Edit page:
 To apply an audio filter to a clip: Drag any filter from the Audio FX panel of the Effects
Library onto the clip in the Timeline you want to apply it to.
 To apply an audio filter to multiple clips: Select all of the clips you want to apply an
audio filter to, then drag any filter from the Audio FX panel of the Effects Library onto
any of the selected clips.
To edit a clip’s audio filters:
Select that clip and open the Inspector. All audio filters applied to that clip
appear under the Clip Equalizer controls, with that filter’s controls appearing directly in
the Inspector.
Many VST and Audio Unit audio filters have a custom user interface that makes it much easier
to manipulate that filter’s controls. These can be opened from within DaVinci Resolve.
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